Why marketplace lending can unlock commercial solar investment

Michael Holder
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Graham Smith, CEO of Open Energy, speaks to BusinessGreen about how his company is helping to boost investment in US commercial solar installation in lieu of traditional bank lending

Huge growth in solar PV, which has already seen the installation of around 10GW in the UK and 40GW in Germany, is a global phenomenon, with the likes of China and the US rapidly rolling out new capacity....

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